126 years of iconic bikes unfold across the pages, like speed demons such as the Vincent Black Lightning in 'Ultimate Collector Motorcycles.' 🏍️📖
The 1912 Henderson Model A “Henderson Four”, of which only 25 examples were made.It’s the oddballs that educate and inspire, like the Curtis V8 Land Speed, an American creation that packs eight cylinders within a lengthy wheelbase to yield a top speed of 136 mph—a mind-boggling performance spec in 1907. Because of the sprawling 22-inch x 14.2-inch visual real estate the book format presents, the subjects come across with big-screen impact when the pages are folded open.
In the introduction, editors Charlotte and Peter Fiell explain that the process of whittling down their selection of worthy entries wasn’t easy, saying that some “were important landmark designs, [but] were produced in such high numbers that they are just too common on the ground to be that collectible.
publication, with its imposing proportions and heavy paper stock, is to fully engage in a form of digital detox. Totaling 940 pages, combining lavish photographic spreads with shots of patinated details that will otherwise escape the view of most enthusiasts,is the rare treat in publishing that elevates the age-old act of curling up with a good book.
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